The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-09
PETITION.
10 M u. nstilie Bard y C0irnfu Camnisssa,-
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10 M n n,Htilis Biar,i ~ CBrufI Caunis.,,r,-
efs - ne CtauaH - Salinc. fn fhs Sinie u
kaiHzls;
WE. the undersigned your petitioners. each
,elng r,.siaeui taN lnyer Of the Township ol
Elni Creek, ln Salinr County In the state AZ KAN
SIS. Respectfully IsiHion your honorable body 10
submit "a the qualified eleci0rs ~ said TnVfl.hlD
Tor their 1eeeltanee Or rrieetion. az a special
eieetion 70 he ortered by your honorable huiy,
under and In pursuance 90 the laws uf the stale
OF Kansas. and sln aci entitled, IAN Act 90 en-
ahle Ooiintles, townships, and Cliies % aid In
tie construction Of RAILROADS. and o. rpIsll ses,-
ton eight of chapter thirty-nine ul the laws uf
1874. approved February 2l fs7f and tit,.
amendments thereto, the following proposition
With The terIns and conditions herein specified.
iO-wit; Shall thr said Township u Elin Cr,-ek
~ the County ui saline IN the State Of kansas
subscribe Tor one hundred and thirty shares uf
one hundrtti dollars each. Of the capital stock uf
the Minneapolis, IlnrOln and Southwestern
k;tilrUad Coiiil'.ny. and In the payment thereof
issue % said kailroad Company thirteen Of the
bundS 81 said Township. Of the denomination nf
one thousand dollars each. or - many thereof
mot exceeding said number as shall amount 10
nut exceeding two ihuttsand dollars PER mile ol
riilrn1q CONSTRUCTED IN said TOHnship by said
raliruad company; said bonds 10 De- piyahlr 10
the bearer af thu Fiscal Agency nf the stale of
Kansas, IN New York City. thirty years afier
Or7iered and declared by the said hnard that the
prayer Of said petition b. and the sanie Is ht.r.-
- granted. and that a special election he held
the date thereof bearing Interest ai the rate oi
six per cent per annIinl. Interest payable semi
annually. for which Interest coupons shall De-
attached. payable a. the Fiscal Agency afore-
said; this subscription Of stock and issue Of
bonds being upon the following conditions
namely
As soon as said proposition shall BE- deter
mined IN the Affirmative, by canvass u the
votes az such election, The BOari Ol County
Commissioners Of said County of Saline for aud
on behalf OF said Township shall order the
Cuunty Cierk % make, and the Cuuuty Clerk
shall make, said subscription In the l-ime oi
said Township for said one hundrIil and thirty
uHn
pany.
And when the railroad Of said Railroad Con-
pany shall be built and completed and IN opera
sbb sp fB % 1 ~ n SoSt 1s5T",i. 20 s % sfh I Sid Town
with depot on lis line Of rliilroad within two
miles OF the geographical criitcr q said Town
ship; then the said Board Of County Commission
cts shall eziuse such bonds. with coupons at
t'iched aS aforesaid % b. issIied In the name Of
said township oi Elm Greek and shall deliver
the same 70 said Hallway Company on delivery
i nr tender % the township Treasurer OF said
| Township of \ cert icate u said shares OF the
/ fail paid capital stock uf said Railway Comuany
i equal TN amount with said bends-dOllAr Tor
dollar.
PROVIDED. said Railroad shall be built and
Completed and IN nOperHiiOn 10y lease or other
Wi>el as Aforesaid, on or before the first day Oi
January 4, d., 1888, and Provided further that
/ II sala halfway Company shall b. hlnfertd OF
Il delayed In the construction Of is said line Of
l kliirOad by labor strikes. legal prtcet-inFS or
| extraordinary aetiOu OF the eeinrula, the ltugth
i
| time herein taken 90 cuuiplrtr aaid ilaiiruad
/ The form ui thr hailul5 10 b.. usiti al said
| elec!l0n shall be: "for The subscription nf
| sttlck and issue Of butS lo rmK MINNEt EtfutIs.
| LINCOLN & SOUTHw r.sTRifN RAILRBAnC CnN-
| fANY." and Against tn. Suliscriuiluu Of Il ~
| and issue of bonds 10 THE MINNKAPOLIS. Las
cots 4 SOUTHwEsTEES RAILROAD CuM-
/ rANT."
And. whereas, the said petition b,.ln. duly le,l
i and now set down for hearing. aud tlls. said
Board q County Commissioner having duly en-
ainined and considrrcd the same and btiug fully
advised In the pFeinises: The said lhirl 10 iinil
i and declare that said petition Is IN writing
That u Is subscribed by more than tWu-tfils lshl
0i the resident tax N-pateFs Of said Kim CFI.ek
Township; That it Il. Sigialoa the said The Min
1 neap0ls, Lincoln \ southwestern Railway Com
Iiny. rs the company TO which it Is proposed 20
extend aid IN tie construction and building of
i Us railr0ad intn. within and through said Elm
i treek Township. and the amount of eanitnl
slOek Of said company for which ID Is proposed
that said Township OF Elm Greek shall subscribe
that Il sets iOFth the trTlms OF payment for aid
Stock. together with the trrins aud conditions
upon which it Is proposed 10 ulake said sub